2009 Open Days Royal Dutch Airforce

A couple of shots from the 2009 Open Days of the Royal Dutch Airforce. Volkel AFB was host to this year’s Open Days.

Great show! It was slightly cloudy, but that only makes the photos more attractive. And the cloud base was fairly high so the demo teams could perform their high altitude shows. Highlights of the day: the beautifully painted F-16 demo of the Dutch airforce and the Red Arrows.

I did miss part of the show though… Fell asleep in our little tent and missed about 45 minutes of the show. I must have been very tired. Actually, I was! So tired that I dropped my 5D. It fel on to our blanket in front of the tent and on to the soft grass of Volkel AFB from about a 4 feet high. Fortunately, ’cause the camera took no damage.

More photos here.